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Poston

Poston proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Poston (countable and uncountable, plural Postons)

  1. A surname.
  2. A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States.

Forms of Poston

pluralPostons

Origin of Poston

Two main origins: * Topographic surname for someone who lived near a poster or back gate, from Old French posterne (“postern”). * Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire, from an Old English personal name *Possa + þorn (“thorn”).

Questions about Poston

What does Poston mean?
Poston means a surname.
What part of speech is Poston?
Poston is a proper noun.

Words near Poston in the dictionary

  1. postoestrus
  2. postoffer
  3. postoffice
  4. postoffices
  5. Postol
  6. Poston
  7. postoncospheral
  8. Postons
  9. postonset
  10. postoophorectomy
  11. postop

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